By Carter James, Editor in chief It’s my favorite time of the year, award season. The one time of the year where I can feel like a sports fan during playoff season. 2025 has been a great year for film and…
Food review: Baba Java’s fall drink menu
By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief, Wesley Walter, Managing editor, Ashlee Hall, Lifestyles editor, Lucy Frost-Helms, Copy editor Despite the fact that daily high temperatures remain in the mid-80s and wearing a comfy, cozy sweater…
Director of ‘Pill Hill’ gives insights into production
By Carter Bibb Corrected on Oct. 6 at 9:56 a.m. to reflect that "Pill Hill" features six main characters, not seven as a pervious version of this article stated, has two acts, not three as…
United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón to visit…
By Skye Anderson On Oct. 4, the University of Montevallo will host United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón. Limón will be giving a lecture at the Center for the Arts at 6 p.m. as part…
UM to offer increased family leave
By Lucy Frost-Helms, Copy editor Corrected on Oct. 4 at 10:43 a.m. to add language that was previously missing indicating that the policy will not go into effect until August 2024. Determining when to have…
Peace and justice studies program presents ‘Ukraine: War…
By M.K. Bryant The University of Montevallo’s Peace and Justice Studies program partnered with the Fulbright Ukraine Program to present a photo exhibit highlighting the works of Ukrainian photographers and American photographers who have lived…
New faces in the mass communication department
By Drew Roberts After the departure of several faculty members over the past few years, the Mass Communication Department has hired three new professors. Though their backgrounds and areas of expertise vary, all share a…
UM’s first ever wrestling coach hopes to cultivate…
By Lucy Frost-Helms, Copy editor Coach Daniel Ownbey, the University of Montevallo’s first men’s wrestling coach in its history, carries a trove of achievements. For example, he is a four-time All-American wrestling national champion. He…









